The Libraries commemorated Black History Month with webinars, exhibits, and social media posts. Below are some highlights:
- African American History Resources: Julie Still discussed the Libraries’ rich and varied collections in African American history, including print, online indexes and collections, and archival sources.
- Who Was Paul Robeson?: John Powell examined the life of the Rutgers alum and activist for whom Paul Robeson Library is named.
- Underground Railroad Sites of Greater Philadelphia: Bart Everts explored some of the region’s Underground Railroad sites.
- Black History Month Display: Robeson Library featured a display of e-book titles (see below) by and about African Americans from the Libraries’ ProQuest Ebook Central database. Each book cover contained a QR code that viewers could scan to access the title.
- PHL17’s In Focus: John Maxymux discussed Black quarterbacks in the National Football League (NFL) and Super Bowl LVII, which featured two Black starting quarterbacks for the first time in NFL history.
- “History in the Huddle“: Rutgers–Camden interviewed John Maxymuk for their article about the first-ever Super Bowl matchup between two Black starting quarterbacks.
Black History E-book Display at Robeson
Photos courtesy of Rutgers–Camden’s Center for Urban Research and Education (CURE).
